Greg Ellis News

Veteran defensive end Greg Ellis, who underwent minor surgeries to both a shoulder and a knee during the bye week and sat out last week's loss top Kansas City, expects to start against Cincinnati.

The Raiders and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority announced Wednesday that they have reached a tentative agreement to extend their lease through the 2013 season.

The Oakland Raiders' ineptitude on offense has been a boon to Shane Lechler in his bid to break the NFL's single-season punting record.

Raiders coach Tom Cable finally received a bit of good news Sunday after a season's worth of bad news regarding his personal and off-field exploits.

Defensive end Greg Ellis is inactive for the Oakland Raiders on Sunday against Kansas City with an injured shoulder and knee.

When the Chiefs runEDGE >> CHIEFS The ground game got off to a promising start in the Chiefs first game without Larry Johnson.

Cornerback Chris Johnson said the Raiders have a shot at running the table after a 2-6 start.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 3:24 pm in Oakland Raiders .

As far as Raiders rivals go, the Chiefs have become unrecognizable. Since last year alone, there's no Jared Allen to block, no Tony Gonzalez to cover, no Priest Holmes to tackle ... and now no to chase.

The phone call came a little more than a year ago. Matt Shaughnessy's father was on the line, and Shaughnessy sensed something wasn't quite right.

Brought in for his breakaway speed that Oakland hoped would revive the vertical passing game, Heyward-Bey has only five catches for 74 yards and no touchdowns in his first eight games as a pro.

By Jerry McDonald - NFL Writer Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 1:08 pm in Oakland Raiders .

Patriots linebacker and NFL Players Association player representative Adalius Thomas vehemently denied there has been any discussion of a strike by players, particularly during the playoffs.

Coach Cable expects that most of the Raiders will be out of sick bay when they face the Chiefs after the bye.

Coach Tom Cable said Wednesday that he has spoken with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis about allegations that Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women.

The Raiders said Monday they will conduct "a serious evaluation" of the allegations against coach Tom Cable and that they have fired previous employees for inappropriate conduct.

Just when the Raiders finally stopped the run, their pass defense sprung a leak.

" Jay Richardson sees a confident guy. Charlie Frye is impressed by a seemingly renewed sense of dedication.

Oakland Raiders defensive end Greg Ellis is questionable for Sunday's game at San Diego with a knee injury.

Picture this: A would-be franchise quarterback being yanked from a game gone horribly awry in front of the home fans.